The war on pedestrians has stepped up a notch in recent weeks, with “Operation Autobinder” summonsing a record 193 pedestrians in New Territories last week and 84 on Hong Kong Island yesterday. […]
Street signs for pedestrians will be harmonised across all different departments and walking paths under a new pedestrian wayfinding system, Transit Jam has learned, with a new sign standard to be the […]
The last week has been deadly for construction workers working at Kai Tak: three have died in three separate incidents, with one falling from scaffolding, one crushed by a cement pod and […]
In a boost to walkability, the government today released its 3D Pedestrian Network and 3D Visualisation Map datasets, allowing map and route-planning developers to freely access details of Hong Kong’s extensive network […]
Highways Department (HyD) has proposed setting up a new “walkability office” with four directors and 89 officers to reinvigorate over 500 pedestrian infrastructure projects pushed to the bottom of the pile by […]
The Ombudsman has slammed paltry fines and the government’s blind eye to bad performance in managing the city’s mounting street garbage problem, in a new direct investigation into Food and Environmental Hygiene […]
Civic Exchange has proposed a new Department of Culture as one possible solution to street performance and place-making issues in Hong Kong, in a new report released today over a Zoom video […]
A year-long fight to formalise an impromptu Causeway Bay pedestrian crossing has ended abruptly after Highways Department (HyD) sealed the passageway with railings. The mass clearance of railings by the government and […]
The government has rehashed public street space larger than the Avenue of Stars waterfront park into free overnight truck and tourist coach parking over the last few years, with plans to accelerate […]
Millions of people could use ferries to commute, given the growth in jobs along Hong Kong’s coastline, but the government must fully integrate ferries into public transport and go beyond its “railway […]
